Peter R. de Vries 1956 – 2021
NUJ Netherlands and the union’s Continental European Council are saddened and angered at the news that high-profile investigative crime reporter Peter R. de Vries died today from his injuries, having survived a shooting in the Dutch capital last week. We send our condolences to his family, friends and journalistic colleagues. While the motives of his…
We stand shoulder to shoulder with our Dutch and international colleagues in condemning the attack on Peter R. de Vries
NUJ members working in the Netherlands are shocked and angry at the news of the attempted murder of high-profile investigative crime reporter Peter R. de Vries in Amsterdam last night. The NUJ Netherlands branch stands shoulder to shoulder with our Dutch and international colleagues in condemning this brazen attempt to intimidate our profession. De Vries…
Letters of support to Belarus journalists
Below the text of the letters that the NUJ Netherlands chair Tony Sheldon sent on behalf of the branch to Belarus journalists Katsiaryna Andreyeva and Daria Chultsova sentenced to two years in prison for doing their job. My name is Tony Sheldon and I’m part of a branch of the UK and Ireland’s National Union of Journalists…
We call for the release of Belarus journalists
Today, Freedom Day in Belarus, the National Union of Journalists’ branch in the Netherlands calls for the release of Catarina Andreeva and Darja Chulcova, together with ten other colleagues, who are in prison simply for doing their job, reporting on events in their country. NUJ Netherlands fears their imprisonment amounts to the criminalisation of journalism…
International Women’s Day 2021
As the Equality Officer of The Netherlands’s Branch of the NUJ, I am pleased to say that women members have been increasingly active in the branch this last year, taking on new roles and contributing to lively discussions as well as taking on administrative roles. Having online meetings has benefited those with family commitments and/or…
Cross-border working in the European Union post Brexit
Here is the latest report to the National Executive Council from NUJ Netherlands chair Tony Sheldon and Continental European Council (CEC) chair Cailin Mackenzie who sit as a job-share on the NEC. It gives the latest position and the action the union is taking. Because the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) wasn’t finalised until…
NUJ Netherlands pays tribute to its former chair and founder member Guy Thornton who has died suddenly this week
He will be sadly missed by all having become something of a talisman for the branch over more than two and half decades. Guy was one of the most prominent members of the NUJ in Continental Europe and a member of a number of committees within the union. Tony Sheldon branch chair and NEC job…
Dutch Association of Journalists (NVJ): Aggression against journalists must stop
The aggression and violence that journalists, cameramen and photographers currently face must stop. “This is shocking. The aggression towards journalists is developing from a weekly basis to a daily basis,” says Thomas Bruning, general secretary of the NVJ in response to the ANP on last weekend events. The NVJ will consult with editors about how…
Reporting Piet in blackface; guidance from your union
Reporting current news events, involving zwarte Pieten in blackface, poses many challenges. But NUJ Netherlands and the union nationally can offer support and guidance. Last year, we took a stand on how this issue is reported and our position remains as important and relevant today. Key is our union’s professional Code of Conduct which states…
NUJ fighting for the rights of British freelance journalists working in the EU
In a letter to President von der Leyen NUJ’s General Secretary Michelle Stanistreet has asked for clarification on the situation of self-employed members who live and work in the European Union. The National Union of Journalists is the union for journalists and journalism in the UK and Ireland, and also represents members who live and…
